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Trump Administration Proposes Mandatory Social Media Disclosure for All Foreign Tourists
The proposal would require all foreign tourists to provide five years of social media data and personal contacts as part of U.S. entry screening, officials said.
- On Tuesday, the Trump administration proposed requiring all foreign tourists to provide five years of social media history, which U.S. Customs and Border Protection says is mandatory for new entrants.
- The administration has stepped up entry restrictions, reflecting President Donald Trump's border and immigration policy focus and moves after an Afghan national's shooting last month.
- Customs and Border Protection would collect email addresses, telephone numbers used in the last five years, and family members' names and addresses, affecting visa-waiver travelers using the Electronic System for Travel Authorization from the United Kingdom and Germany.
- The Electronic Frontier Foundation called the measures unprecedented and said the U.S. restriction was intended to `surveil and suppress foreign students' social media activity`, while the Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
- Next year’s FIFA World Cup in the U.S. raises the timing importance as the Federal Register notice opens a 60-day public comment period, with the proposal last week the State Department expanded online-presence reviews to H-1B applicants and dependents.
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The Trump administration wants to require foreign visa-exempt visitors to provide the history of their activities on social media for five years, according to a notice published Wednesday in the Register Federal, the American Official Journal. ...
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